Arthi Karunkanshanmugam
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Location: Plano,Texas
Contact No: 469-274-7100
SUMMARY
Arthi is a Software Engineer with 6.5 years of experience in Information
Technology. She is competency in Mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, CICS,
DB2 and VSAM. She has worked during various phases of SDLC such as Requirement
analysis, Design, Testing and UAT. Her technical abilities are complemented by
excellent analytical and design skills, User interaction abilities, and
implementation skills.

Mainframe Expertise

•	Extensive experience in designing and developing Solutions using Mainframe
Technology.
•	Responsible for Debugging and Troubleshooting in production support.

Education

•	Bachelor of  Engineering  – Regional Engineering  College
      Trichy, India
	
Certification

•	Certified in Kepner Tregor’s problem solving techniques.
•	Certified in Stock Market basics

Skills
Mainframe	: COBOL, DB2, JCL, CICS, VSAM
Tools	: File AID, SPUFI, XPEDITOR(Batch and Online), ENDAVOR,  
	  QMF, HP service desk, Infoman 
Database	: DB2
Job Functions		: Requirement gatherings, Analysis, Design, Programming, Testing,

		                         Documentation User interaction, Application
Maintenance, 
		                         Implementation, Offshore onsite model.
Others			: GSMS - EDS Process. 

Professional Profile

Designation and Employer 1:  Information Analyst, TCS 
Employment Period: Sep 13th 2006 till April 27th 2007 
Location:  Chennai, India

Designation and Employer 2: Information Associate, EDS 
Employment Period: Nov 10th 2003 till Sep 1st 2006  
Location:  Chennai, India

Designation and Employer 3: Developer, E-Funds
Employment Period: Mar 4th 2002 till Nov 7th 2003  
Location:  Chennai, India

Designation and Employer 4: Programmer, Planetasia
Employment Period: Aug 7th 2000 till Feb 22nd 2002  
Location:  Chennai, India
Project Information

	
	Project			: LTD
Type				: Conversion and Enhancement
Platform / Technology 	: COBOL, JCL, DB2
	Client				: Morgan Stanley, UK
	Role			: Information Analyst

	Listed derivatives(LTD) performs trading of Futures and Options. The entire
life cycle of trading which covers right from Pre trading activities, Buying or
Selling of Trade, Processing of trade, Execution, Clearing and post trading
activities are performed. 

Arthi’s responsibilities as an Information Analyst in this project include

•	Develop high level design document from the client request.
•	Perform design walk through with the client.
•	Identifying and removing the functionality and its corresponding programs that
interact with an old ADABAS database which has already been replaced by the DB2
in the listed derivatives application.
•	Fix Change requests and Adhoc requests from clients.
•	Perform implementation and fix post implementation bugs
	
	
	
	Project			: CEAS
Type				: Maintenance and Enhancement
Platform / Technology	: Mainframe/CICS, JCL, DB2, VSAM, MQ series 
	Client				: SPRINT
Role				: Information Associate

	Corporate Exchange Architecture System (CEAS) is a central information
repository for the entire SPRINT network. Each and every individual project
across the SPRINT will rely on CEAS for its day today activities. These
applications also update their local information on a regular and in some cases
on an immediate basis depending upon the importance and usage of the data. 
 
Arthi’s responsibilities as an Information Associate in this project include:-

•	Develop Low Level Design document and establish traceability with High level
design documents.
•	Prepare Application Test Plan, Application Test Cases.
•	Develop Code for new and enhanced request.
•	Fix change requests and adhoc requests from clients.
•	Perform self and peer reviews.
•	Perform Design and Code walk through with onsite SME’s.
•	Perform Unit testing, System testing, Integration testing and Implementation.
•	Resolve pre and post implementation bugs. 
•	Conduct Root cause analysis/ corrective action plans for high severity
problems
•	Package components for migration activities.
•	Provide Production support for the applications in scope.


	
	Project			: RTGS
Type				: Development
Platform / Technology	: Mainframe/CICS, JCL, DB2, VSAM 
Client                           	: Reserve Bank of India
	Role			: Developer
Implementation of a Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) project at the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) will allow banks in India to make secure inter-bank payments
throughout the country. A core banking system will cover all the general
transactions and central accounting of the RBI, including the bank's general
ledger.
Arthi’s responsibilities as a developer in this project include:-

•	Prepare LLD from the HLD.
•	Prepare Application Test Cases.
•	Develop Code for new application.
•	Perform self and peer reviews.
•	Perform Unit testing, System testing
•	Fixed the bugs. 



	Project			: Yodlee
Type				: Web application development
Platform / Technology	: Core JAVA, HTML, XML
Client				: Yodlee-USA 
	Role			: Programmer 

	Yodlee acts as a single stop shop. The burden of an individual, to log into
multiple sites and keeping track of those various passwords for his day today
activities have been removed and instead he needs to remember only yodlee’s
username and password and start viewing all of his Web life in one place.  The
categories include NEWS, AUCTIONS, E-MAIL etc.

Arthi’s responsibilities as a programmer in this project include: -

•	Develop code.
•	Unit testing, System testing and Implementation.
•	Perform self and peer reviews.
•	Fixed the pre and post implementation bugs.


Achievement

•	EDS – Top Gun Award for outstanding contribution to CEAS application in the
year 2005.